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Patent GB-2511189-A (GB)
Title: Portable level sensor
Inventor: SERES MICHAEL JOSEPH
IPC: A61F5/445
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: A portable level sensor for a flexible bag such as a stoma bag or urine collection bag, comprising a flexible resistor element 10 with an electrical resistance that changes in dependence upon its degree of flexing, means 12, 13 for attaching the resistor element 10 to an outside surface of the flexible bag 11 and means for periodically polling the electrical resistance of the resistor element and transmitting to a receiver a signal which varies in dependence on the said electrical resistance. There may be an accelerometer programmed to generate a signal corresponding to the orientation of the flexible bag. An alarm may be generated upon a decrease in the content level of the flexible bag being detected.
Patent GB-2526079-A (GB)
Title: An electromagnetic radiation shield for a mobile telephone
Inventor: HUGHES GLYNN RUSSELL
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2014-05-07
Abstract: An electromagnetic radiation shield (8) for a mobile telephone (11), comprising a front portion (1) which is configured, in use, to substantially cover at least a front face of the mobile telephone (11) such that it is positioned between the mobile telephone (11) and a users head when the user is talking on the mobile telephone with the mobile telephone (11) held against their ear. The front portion (1) comprises a shielding layer (4), which may comprise a layer (5) of metallised material or metal alloy, and which may be sandwiched between an inner layer (16) and an outer layer (17). The front portion (1) may comprise a flap (10) which may be releasably secured in position covering a front face of a mobile telephone (11) through a fastener (15), such that the flap (10) may be closed when the user is talking on the mobile telephone (11).
Patent GB-2526340-A (GB)
Title: Gas bearing spindles
Inventor: POWELL ROBIN JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: F16C32/06
Filed: 2014-05-21
Abstract: A load sensing gas bearing spindle arrangement 2 is provided. The spindle arrangement 2 comprises: a gas bearing assembly 5; and journalled within the gas bearing assembly a shaft 3. The bearing assembly 5 comprises a housing portion 51 and an inner radial bearing portion 52 disposed within and resiliently mounted relative to the housing portion 51. The inner radial bearing portion 52 comprises a portion having a bearing face which faces the shaft 3. The bearing assembly 5 is arranged so that due to the resilient mounting, the inner radial bearing portion 52 experiences radial displacement relative to the housing portion 51 in response to radial load on the shaft 3. The spindle arrangement 2 also comprises sensing means 7 for sensing the radial displacement thereby sensing load on the bearing.
Patent GB-2514040-A (GB)
Title: Three dimensional image projector with circular light polarization
Inventor: DECUSATIS CASIMER M
IPC: G02B30/25
Filed: 2013-01-23
Abstract: A system and a method are provided for projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a light source (30, 32, 34) and a polarization conversion system (40, 42, 44) for converting light emitted from the light source (30, 32, 34) to circular polarization. A beam splitter device (60) is disposed adjacent the light source (30, 32, 34) to receive light, and an LCoS image device (62) is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device (60).
Patent GB-2529838-A (GB)
Title: Bootstrap Mechanism For Endpoint Devices
Inventor: SASIN SZYMON
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-09-03
Abstract: A method of bootstrapping between a low processing ability M2M endpoint client 70 and server 74 in a low power wireless network, the method comprising: initiating a bootstrap request 72 from an endpoint client to the server with the bootstrap request including an endpoint client name in an identifier (e.g. node 001); the server determining a registry apparatus (NSP) to be assigned to the endpoint client; accepting the bootstrap request at the server and in response to the bootstrap request the server providing a security object and an identifier to the endpoint client to identify the assigned registry apparatus. The method is based upon the lightweight M2M (LWM2M) protocol.
Patent GB-2532756-A (GB)
Title: Reduced friction variator mass
Inventor: MARTIN CHRISTOPHER ROUND
IPC: F16H55/56
Filed: 2014-11-27
Abstract: In a continuously variable transmission device a variator (not shown) has a pair of pulley sheaves (not shown), one being fixed and the other movable in an axial direction with respect to the fixed sheave. The sheaves are moved axially by the action of a weight roller assembly ( not shown). During use the weight roller and sheaves are subject to wear and friction levels between the parts increases. In order to reduce friction the weight roller comprises a pair of independently movable bearing elements 1 which are situated within a channel in one of the pulley sheaves 8. A shaft 2 passes through the bearings and clearance is provided between it and the sheave 8. The second sheave 3 has an indented profile 6 which contacts the axle. Various permutations of pulleys and axles in differing relative diameters are also disclosed in figures 1-4. The objective being to reduce contact area and friction.
Patent GB-2520635-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for configuring and securing a device or apparatus, a device or apparatus, and a computer program product
Inventor: KANE FIONA
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2014-11-28
Abstract: A method for configuring and securing a first device, including: performing a first check 101 of the first device to determine the presence of unauthorised components or modules in a memory of the first device; performing a second check 102 of the device to compare hardware components of the first device against a predetermined list of authorised components; initiating an encrypted virtual private network (VPN) tunnel 103 between the first device and a remote second device by transmitting a request from the first device to the second device including data representing multiple parameters associated with the first device; the second device determining 105 whether the multiple parameters correspond to a known and trusted device; and accordingly establishing 107 the encrypted VPN tunnel between the first and second devices; transmitting data representing a first acknowledgement message 109, on the basis of the first and second checks, from the first device to a second device using the VPN; on receipt of the first acknowledgement message at the second device, transmitting encrypted data packets representing respective portions of an operating system (OS) 111 for the first device from the second device using the VPN; for a predefined task, conforming operations of the hardware components of the first device according to a set of preferred hardware operations and behaviours for the task; performing a third check 113 of the first device, using the OS, to compare hardware components of the first device against a predetermined list of authorised components, whereby to approve the hardware components of the first device; transmitting, on the basis of the third check, data representing an application request message 115 from the first device to the second device using the VPN; and on receipt of the application request message at the second device, transmitting encrypted data packets representing respective portions of application data 118 for an application for performing the predefined task from the second device to the first device using the VPN.
Patent GB-2525290-A (GB)
Title: Mounted diamond components and methods of fabricating the same
Inventor: WIT HENDRIKUS GERARDUS MARIA DE
IPC: H01S5/024
Filed: 2015-02-18
Abstract: A mounted diamond component has a diamond component 2 bonded to a mounting component 4. The bond comprises a layer of carbide forming metal 8 adhered to the diamond component, a barrier layer 10 disposed over the carbide forming metal layer, and a layer of gold 12 disposed over the barrier layer. The layer of gold is formed of two fused layers of gold which form the bonding between the diamond component and the mounting component. The bond does not comprise a metallic solder or braze bond between the layer of gold and the mounting component. This component may be used in high power applications such as lasers or electronics and for thermal substrates and optical windows. The bond may be formed by applying heat and pressure to the component.
Patent GB-2535739-A (GB)
Title: Connection guidance system
Inventor: LUIZ EDUARDO DEMENICIS
IPC: B67D9/00
Filed: 2015-02-25
Abstract: There is provided a fluid transfer system 10 and method in which a transfer manifold 150 is suspended from a support member 12 by a tensioning member 16. A guide wire (104, Fig 2) extends from a winch (152, Fig 2) fixed to either the transfer manifold or a receiving manifold (180, Fig 2) to a first connecting element of a pair of male (184, Fig 2) and female (156, Fig 2) connecting elements, the first connecting element being fixed to the other of the transfer manifold and the receiving manifold. The guide wire is winched to draw the female connecting element and the male connecting element together, wherein one of the male connecting element and the female connecting element is fixed to the transfer manifold and the other is fixed to the receiving manifold. The receiving manifold is then fixed to the transfer manifold. During a transfer operation between the transfer manifold and the receiving manifold, a tensile force is applied to the transfer manifold.
Patent GB-2522800-A (GB)
Title: User terminal control system and method
Inventor: SWINFEN RICHARD
IPC: G07F19/00
Filed: 2013-07-23
Abstract: A system and method for monitoring operation of a user terminal, wherein the user terminal comprises a controller for controlling operation of the user terminal, the user terminal further comprises a plurality of devices 8, 10, 12, and the controller is configured to control at least one user interaction process, and a monitoring device 38 that is configured to read, block, delay, modify, redirect or replace at least one message sent between the controller and one of the devices. The monitoring device is configured to collect usage data representative of at least one transaction by a user. The user terminal is preferably an ATM and the usage data can be transferred to a remote server. The usage data can be, or is derived from, user inputs, such as keypress data or touch data from a touchscreen. The monitoring device may be an application that uses proxy APIs 52, 60 to monitor messages transferred in the terminal. Also disclosed is a server and method used to receive a user request and transmit request data to a user terminal. Further disclosed is a method and system for controlling operation of a user terminal using a control source other than the terminal controller.
Patent GB-2536990-A (GB)
Title: Flow distribution device and nuclear reactor assembly with same
Inventor: JIANG YANG
IPC: G21C15/12
Filed: 2015-03-26
Abstract: Provided is a flow distribution device, which comprises a flow distribution member (50) in a concave structure, wherein the concave structure forms a flow distribution cavity (53) having an opening, the flow distribution member (50) is arranged inside a pressure container (10) in a hung fashion and located right below a nuclear reactor core (30), the opening of the flow distribution member (50) faces towards the nuclear reactor core (30), a central hole (54) is further formed in the centre of the bottom of the flow distribution member (50) in a penetrating fashion, the central hole (54) is located right below the nuclear reactor core (30), and a plurality of flow splitting holes (55) are further formed in the flow distribution member (50) in a penetrating fashion; and under the actions of the central hole (54) and the flow splitting holes (55), a coolant can uniformly and stably flow into the nuclear reactor core (30), and the coolant is effectively prevented from generating a vortex under the action of the central hole (54) so that the uniformity and stability of the coolant flow distribution are further improved; moreover, since no vortex is generated, the safety and reliability of the nuclear reactor are guaranteed and the occurrence of nuclear safety accidents is reduced. Also disclosed is a nuclear reactor assembly with the flow distribution device.
Patent GB-2531483-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable choke device for a production tube
Inventor: WILLIAMSON JIMMIE ROBERT
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 2013-12-23
Abstract: Variable flow, internally adjustable choke (100) configured to be incorporated into a production tubing (200) of a subterranean well (300). The internally adjustable choke (100) includes a cylindrical choke body (102) having a longitudinal centerline (104); a cylindrical flow adjustment sleeve (110) concentrically and interiorly located with respect to the body (102); a plurality of fluid inlets (120) into the body (102) that establish fluid communication from outside the body (102) to an inlet annular reservoir (122) within the body (102); a pair of cylindrical, longitudinally aligned annular rings (130, 132), each ring (130, 132) having a plurality of longitudinally oriented flow ports 140 therethrough; an outlet annular reservoir (160) within the body (102); and a plurality of open ports (170) through the sleeve (110), each at least partially radially aligned with the outlet annular reservoir (160) and open thereto for fluid communication therewith.
Patent GB-2547897-A (GB)
Title: Golfing apparel
Inventor: NEIL TRODDEN
IPC: A41D13/00
Filed: 2016-03-01
Abstract: A compression garment 1, suitable for playing golf, wherein at least a portion is arranged to provide compression to the users body, and at least a portion comprises a low-friction outer surface. The garment comprises a chest panel 4, a back panel (5, figure 2), and lateral panels 6, 7, with the chest panel 4 extending from the head opening 8 to the waist opening 11 and outward to the arm openings 9, 10. It is connected to side panels 6, 7 by arcuate seams 12 extending the full length of the garment. The back panel is also shaped and connected to side panels 6, 7 by irregular sinusoidal seams 13. The garment may be in the form of a singlet or vest. The application also describes an outer garment for use in connection with the compression garment, and which has a low or reduced friction inner surface.
Patent GB-2536160-A (GB)
Title: Gate driver circuit and driving method
Inventor: XIANGYANG XU
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2014-01-24
Abstract: Disclosed are a gate driver circuit and a driving method. The circuit comprises multiple levels of GOA circuits. An Nth-level GOA circuit of the multiple levels of GOA circuits comprises: a charging unit (31), which precharges an energy storage unit (Cb) on the basis of an N-1th gate line signal to acquire a voltage; a driver unit (32), which steps up, on the basis of the voltage and of a clock pulse signal, a signal of an Nth gate line to a step-up voltage; a first reset unit (33), which resets, on the basis of a signal of an N+1th gate line and of either a first reset voltage or a third reset voltage, the signal of the Nth gate line to either the first reset voltage or the third reset voltage; and, a second reset unit (34), which resets, on the basis of a signal of an N+3th gate line and of a second reset voltage, the Nth gate line to the second reset voltage. The circuit implements quad-phase drive of a pixel unit via two reset units, thus allowing for effective resolution of impacts of a feed-through voltage on the pixel electrode, and increasing image quality effects.
Patent GB-2543603-A (GB)
Title: Device with shared antenna for transceiver and RFID tag
Inventor: HONG ZHAO
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2016-07-13
Abstract: A device includes an antenna, a transceiver or radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and a zero bias switch coupled to the antenna. The zero bias switch has a first path that couples the RFID tag to the antenna and isolates the RFID tag from the transceiver or interrogator when the zero bias switch is in an unpowered state, and a second path that couples the transceiver or RFID interrogator to the antenna when in a powered state. Thus, the antenna may be selectively coupled to one of the radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or the RFID interrogator using the zero bias switch.
Patent GB-2537307-A (GB)
Title: Transfer sleeve for completions landing systems
Inventor: LOGAN ESSEX SMITH
IPC: E21B19/06
Filed: 2015-02-12
Abstract: A tubular handling system and method for handling tubulars are provided. The tubular handling system includes a load transfer sleeve. The load transfer sleeve includes a body defining an inner diameter and a tapered bowl extending outward from the inner diameter, with the bowl defining a landing surface. The load transfer sleeve also includes a load bushing comprising a plurality of load bushing segments that are slidable along the bowl. The load bushing radially expands and contracts by axial translation of the plurality of load bushing segments relative to the body. Further, the plurality of load bushing segments each define an axial engagement surface configured to engage an upset of a tubular and a landing surface that engages the landing surface of the bowl when the axial engagement surface engages the upset.
Patent GB-2552785-A (GB)
Title: Positioning pin for die counterplate
Inventor: Mark Terence Goldsmith
IPC: B31B50/26
Filed: 2016-08-04
Abstract: An alignment device for aligning a counterplate with a die plate, preferably for cutting and crease making operations, comprising an alignment pin 210 disposed in a mounting body 260 and a spacer member 230 having a spacer portion (231, 232, fig. 2A) extending radially from the pin and a retaining portion (233, 234, fig. 2A) for retaining the spacer member to the assembly, the pin, spacer and mounting body being configured such that the pin may assume with regard to the mounting body a first, extended position or a second, retracted position, wherein the spacer member is retained to the assembly in both the aforementioned positions. According to a second aspect of the invention, a setting tool (280, fig. 2A) with a longitudinal axis and circumferentially projecting hooks 281, 282 for engaging the spacer member to pull out the positioning pin to its extended position is claimed. According to a third aspect, the invention relates to an alignment device comprising a mounting body and a projecting-retractable alignment pin (310, fig. 3A) with an engagement surface (recesses 317, 318, fig. 3E) to be engaged by a setting tool so that the pin can be drawn out to its extended position.
Patent GB-2544153-A (GB)
Title: Motion compensation for on-board vehicle sensors
Inventor: MARTIN SAEGER
IPC: B60W40/10
Filed: 2016-08-31
Abstract: A method and system 10 of improving the accuracy with which a road profile ahead of a vehicle 18 may be determined. The method including a computer 12 receiving a plurality of inputs corresponding to a plurality of on-board sensors 16 corresponding to a vehicle. The computer estimating motion of the vehicle using the received inputs. The on-board computer system correcting data from one or more sensors for the motion of the vehicle. The one of more sensor may comprise a sensor for determining the driving environment in front of the vehicle. The one or more inputs received by the computer preferably relating to the attitude of the vehicle body in terms of pitch, yaw or roll.
Patent GB-2553368-A (GB)
Title: Method for eliminating flicker in emergency lighting driver devices during pulse charging
Inventor: JAMES FRANKLAND
IPC: H05B45/59
Filed: 2016-08-31
Abstract: An emergency lighting driver device 1 comprises at least one emergency lighting source 10, preferably a LED unit; an input terminal 2 to be supplied with a supply voltage 11; a battery 4 connected in series with a transistor 5, connected in parallel with the input terminal, such that the battery is chargeable from the supply voltage; a LED driver 8 connected in parallel with the series connection of the battery and the transistor and having an output terminal 9 for driving a LED load; and a control unit 7 to control the current through the LED load by controlling the LED driver and being configured to apply a pulse signal to the transistor for controlling charging of the battery. The battery is charged by applying the pulse signal to the transistor while the LED load is being driven, wherein the driver is configured to delay the pulse signal such that the rising and/or falling edge(s) of the pulse signal have a transition time of at least 0.5 seconds and preferably less than 3 seconds; and/or wherein the pulse signal is fed through a low pass filter unit 12 of the driver to delay the transition time of the rising and/or falling edge(s) of the pulse signal before feeding it to the transistor.
Patent GB-2548649-A (GB)
Title: Methods and compositions for managing reproduction
Inventor: NICOLAS MICHEL ORSI
IPC: A61P15/08
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: Methods, compositions and kits are disclosed for controlling, managing or manipulating the non-human mammalian female reproductive cycle. The methods include oestrus induction using follicular stimulating agents and/or synchronisation, induction of ovulation and/or superovulation using luteinizing agents and optionally further includes a method of providing an immunopermissive uterine environment prior to insemination or implantation of embryos. The said methods and compositions are formulated for intra-vaginal delivery and include a permeation enhancer and are intended to obviate complications from prior art methods/compositions involving injections such as accidental intravesical injection or the pain/stress associated therewith.
Patent GB-2544235-A (GB)
Title: Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon semiconductor thin-film transistor based goa circuit
Inventor: JUNCHENG XIAO
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2015-02-06
Abstract: A low-temperature polycrystalline silicon semiconductor thin-film transistor-based GOA circuit comprising multiple cascade GOA units. A level N GOA unit comprises a pull-up control part (100), a pull-up part (200), a first pull-down part (400), and a pull-down holding circuit part (500). The pull-down holding circuit part (500) employs a high-low potential backstepping design and is provided with consecutively lowered first, second, and third direct current constant voltage potentials (VSS1, VSS2, and VSS3) and a direct current constant voltage high potential (H). This solves an impact on a GOA driver circuit by properties of the low temperature polysilicon semiconductor thin-film transistor itself, particularly a GOA functional shortcoming brought forth by the problem of electric leakage, also solves the problem that the potential of a second node in the pull-down holding circuit part in an existing low-temperature polycrystalline silicon semiconductor thin-film transistor-based GOA circuit cannot remain at an increased potential during inactivity, and effectively maintains a low potential for a first node (Q(N)) and an output end (G(N)).
Patent GB-2553610-A (GB)
Title: Ball-projection machine
Inventor: HENRY CHARLES PRYOR
IPC: A63B69/40
Filed: 2017-03-30
Abstract: A ball-projecting machine comprises first, second and third counter rotating drive wheels 1A, 1B, 1C, with spaced-apart peripheral surfaces that cooperatively engage and project a ball. At least two of the wheels 1A, 1B, 1C can be independently driven with a speed differential by drive means 2A, 2B, 2C to cause the ball to spin orthogonally to its axis of projection as it is fired from the machine. The first wheel 1A is angularly offsettable about a vertical axis X to cause the ball to spin about its axis of rotation, while the second and third discs 1B, 1C are fixed in a substantially planar configuration. The wheels 1A, 1B, 1C and drivers 2A, 2B, 2C may be carried on a frame F, which may be rotatable from a transverse deployed configuration to a longitudinal transport configuration. The machine may be a cricket bowling machine.